This paper highlights the socioeconomic and racial/ethnic discrepancies in algebra availability and access, as well as teacher characteristics and classroom experiences in 8th and 9th grade math classrooms, using nationally representative principal and teacher survey data from the American Mathematics Educator Study.
Authors
- Division
- RAND Education and Labor
- Pages
- 74
- Published in
- United States
- RAND Identifier
- WR-A3554-1
- RAND Type
- draft
- Rights
- RAND Corporation
- Series
- Working Papers
- Source
- https://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WRA3554-1.html
Table of Contents
- Socioeconomic and Racial Discrepancies in Algebra Access Teacher and Learning Experiences 1
- About This Working Paper 3
- RAND Education and Labor 3
- Acknowledgments 3
- Summary 4
- Contents 5
- Figures and Tables 6
- Figures 6
- Tables 7
- Chapter 1. Introduction 9
- Availability of and access to algebra in 8th and 9th grade Teachers and classroom experiences in 8th and 9th grade math courses 10
- Chapter 2. Data and Empirical Strategy 16
- Chapter 3. Results 18
- Algebra Availability and Access 18
- Teachers and Classroom Experiences in Math Courses 21
- Chapter 4. Concluding Remarks 37
- Appendix A. Supplemental Figures 39
- Appendix B. Supplemental Tables 43
- Appendix C. Focus States 61
- References 72
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 72
- The Future of Children 72
- Journal of Teacher Education 72
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 72
- Does Gifted Education Work For Which Students 72
- Journal of Human Resources 72
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 72
- American Economic Journal Applied Economics 72
- Math Placement in Californias Public Schools 72
- American Educational Research Journal 72
- Journal of Human Resources 73
- Economics of Education Review 73
- Elementary and Middle School Opportunity Structures Factoring into Students Math Learning Findings from the American Mathematics Educator Study 73
- Education Finance and Policy 73
- American Educational Research Journal 73
- Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 73
- Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 73
- Teachers College Record 73
- Journal of Econometrics 73
- American Mathematics Educator Study 2023 Technical Documentation and Survey Results 73
- American Mathematics Educator Study 2024 Technical Documentation and Survey Results 74
- Review of Educational Research 74
- Access to Mathematics Learning and Postsecondary Preparation Opportunities in High School Findings from the 2023 American Mathematics Educator Study 74
- Education Policy Analysis Archives 74
- Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk 74
